Bixby Won’t Be Available for Samsung Galaxy S8 at Launch

Samsung’s new digital assistant Bixby is one of the main selling points of the new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. The virtual assistant will compete against others on the market, including Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri.

However, Samsung shared some bad news recently when company representatives revealed that Bixby wouldn’t be ready for the launch of the Galaxy S8 in the US. Samsung’s statement reads, “Key features of Bixby, including Vision, Home, and Reminder, will be available with the global launch of the Samsung Galaxy S8 on April 21. Bixby Voice will be available in the US on the Galaxy S8 later this spring.”

Therefore, Samsung won’t offer voice commands with Bixby at launch. The feature will come later this spring… (read more)